Time to Scrap the 'single desk' of the CWB

[Tom4Wildrose]

Bill C-18: Time to scrap the Canadian Wheat Board once and for all

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

OTTAWA - (December 1, 2011) The National Citizens Coalition is calling upon Canada's Senate to respect the rights of western farmers and pass Bill C-18 without delay.

The National Citizens Coalition placed a newspaper ad in the front section of the National Post today, urging the Senate to act decisively on Bill C-18.

"The Canadian Wheat Board deprives western farmers of hundreds of millions of dollars each and every year," says Peter Coleman, President and CEO of the National Citizens Coalition. "Today, the Senate has a real opportunity to stand up for the rights of Canadians - and we urge them to take this Bill seriously."

The Canadian Wheat Board's monopoly on western grain prevents farmers from receiving fair market value for their crops, and also threatens farmers with jail-time simply for selling their crops to buyers of their own choosing.

Bill C-18 will finally provide choice to farmers - to market their crops independently or through the CWB. The House of Commons has already passed C-18 by a vote of 153-120 this week.

It is long-past time for the CWB and its political allies in Ottawa to stop putting their own interests ahead of the western farmers they claim to represent.

"The CWB has been funding an expensive legal challenge to Bill C-18, just to protect their lucrative monopoly," says Coleman. "It is highly offensive and inappropriate for the CWB to be using farmers' own funds to fight against the expansion of farmers' rights and freedoms."

The National Citizens Coalition has been working hard for over twenty years to bring about meaningful reform of the CWB. With Bill C-18 now set for debate in the Senate, we are eager to see our Senators stand alongside western farmers.

"The CWB has been trying to steamroll over western farmers' rights for decades," adds Coleman. "Make no mistake - western farmers deserve all of the same rights and freedoms as farmers in the rest of Canada, and it is time for the CWB to respect these rights."


I am told Royal Assent is assured well before Christmas.

[silverback]

And let me guess, some judge appointed 15 years ago will decide that the forced pooling system makes things just and equitable for all those disillusioned prairie province farmers. He/she will know that the best thing for all farmers is to maintain the status quo.

[wilagro]

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the Canadian conservative lobby group.

The National Citizens Coalition (NCC) is a Canadian conservative lobby group that campaigns against public services, trade unions, and in favour of smaller government and lower taxes.[1] Incorporated in Ontario in 1975, the NCC was founded by insurance agent Colin M. Brown, who began an advertising campaign in 1967 against what he perceived as excessive government spending.[2] Brown was vehemently opposed to public health insurance,[3] although the NCC is now reluctant to take such a harsh stand on this issue, as it would be unpopular with the electorate to oppose a program which currently allows all Canadians the right to health care, irrespective of income. The NCC would go on in subsequent years to campaign against "socialized medicine" and other government programs.[3] The NCC has supported privatization, tax cuts and government spending cuts; it also opposes electoral laws that limit third-party spending. It has been heavily involved in advertising, political campaigns and legal challenges in support of its goals of "more freedom through less government."[4]

The NCC claims a membership of between 40,000 to 45,000 individuals, but has not released members' names. Stephen Harper, the current Prime Minister of Canada, served as President of the organization from 1998 to 2002.
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Isn't that precious.

[malta]

Two thumbs up for NCC.

[Burbert]

Wow, these boys/girls at the nations
coilition, really have there fingers on
the pulse of Comedia from the looks of
it. Wanting to help the poor, poor,
underpriveliged Comedian farmers, by
given them freedom from there own
marketing system. Freedom, at any
price, law of the jungle to soon apply.
Chislers and marketeers kin rechoice.
cousin they got some support from the
ultra conservative , right wing,
teabaggers, pull fer the Harpster!!!!!

[$short]

Go NCC....less government is a good thing

[agstar77]

How ironic that CWB 2 has more government not less with three appointed stooges.

[agstar77]

Sorry, 5 stooges.

[gregpet]

Are they stooges because they do not have the same view as you agstar?

[agstar77]

Because they are appointed by the king of stooges,Ritz.

[wilagro]

agstar77: I'm sure THEY will work in the farmer's interests while they're working under the supervision of the BIG GUY. Yesiree.

[Hopperbin]

Agstar is correct they should just all be dismissed. Game over. No more games.

[gregpet]

So anyone that disagrees with your views is a stooge agstar?

[craig]

Just who were we going to elect. The current board has already said it won't work so what value would they have being in charge. Their goal would likely be to make it fail just so they could say .Told you so.

[Fransisco]

The g****s seem to be particularly sour today.